Archive for “November, 2018”

Chances are, you’ve already seen Bigfoot. On pizza boxes, advertising jerky, drinking beer, driving monster trucks. There are a lot of people who really do believe. There are even more who just think the idea of Bigfoot is fun. And then there are those who see Sasquatch as a real cash cow. A Cash-squatch. We’ll sit down with CEOs and creative directors to find out what’s in a name and a logo. No doubt about it—Bigfoot is big business and Sasquatch sells.

Of the Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery – the four men held up as the pioneers of Bigfoot research – only one remains: Peter Byrne. The 93-year-old tracker has looked for Bigfoot for decades but, as we learned when we sat down with him, that’s only one adventure in a life that’s jam-packed with them.

Who are the people who build their lives around Bigfoot, the people who’ve risked their professional careers and personal reputations, and expended a lot of time, money and energy seeking out Sasquatch? We’ll attend an exclusive Bigfoot symposium, for the crème de la crème of Bigfoot researchers, and hear from many who’ve been ridiculed for their interest in Bigfoot.

Tired of waiting around for other people to find Bigfoot, Laura goes on an expedition of her own. This particular outing is led by Cindy Caddell and three other seasoned ‘Squatchers, out in Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest. Once the sun sets, we’ll hear a few hair-raising stories around the campfire before heading out on a nighttime hike.

Everywhere you go, you leave bits of yourself behind and Bigfoot is no different. But now, those DNA droppings are easier than ever to analyze, making it possible to identify a species, even without a body. We’ll talk to Dr. Todd Disotell, a molecular primatologist at NYU and a regular on Spike TV’s $10 Million Bigfoot Bounty, about the magic of DNA analysis and what it might mean for Bigfoot.